Highway sign



H. A. SHEETS. HIGHWAY SIGN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18. I921.

Patentd Mar. 21, 1922.

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H. A. SHEETS.

HIGHWAY SIGN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1921. v 1,410,414, Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

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UNITED STATES HALLEY A. SHEETS, or FAIRFIELD, NEBRASKA.

HIGHWAY SIGN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 18, 1921. Serial No. 478,562.

To aZZwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HALLEY A. SHEETS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fairfield, in the county of Clay and State of Nebraska, have invented new and useful Improvements in Highway Signs, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to a highway sign, which is primarily devised as a detour signal to indicate to motorists, drivers and pedestrians that repairs are being made to a highway and that a detour therefrom should be made, the sign or signal indicating the direction of the detour, and the length, in miles or fractions of miles thereof.

It is a further object to produce a detour sign or signal which shall be of an extremely simple construction, and which includes disks revolubly mounted in a casing, but held from accidental turning, one of said disks having imprinted thereon figures indicating miles and the fractions thereof, one of said figures being discernible through a sight opening in the casing, when the disk containing the said figures is turned, the second disk having imprinted thereon the main points of the compass, north, south, east and west, such data being also discernible through a sight opening in the casing, while between the disks there is arranged a revoluble arrow designed to point toward the direction that the person making the detour is to take.

It is a still further object to produce a device of this character which may be easily and removably attached to any suitable support, and wherein the parts constituting the same are of a simple and cheaply constructed nature, such parts will not be susceptible to influence by wind or weather conditions or to tampering with by unauthorized persons.

The foregoing, and other objects which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction, combination and operative association of parts, such as is disclosed by the drawings which accompany and which form part of this specification.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improvement.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1. 1

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-6 of Figure 2.

Preferably all of the parts constituting the improvement are constructed of metal, of a comparatively cheap character. T he improvement comprises a casing which is preferably of a rectangular formation, the same constituting a fiat back portion 1 having sides and ends arranged a suitable distance inward from the ends and edges of the back, and a face connecting the sides and ends. The face is indicated by the numeral 2, and if desired the box-like structure comprising the face and the sides and ends are preferably removably associated with the back. The sides and ends of the casing may have their outer edges formed with projecting tongues 3 that are received through slots in the back 1 and bent against the outer face of the back. These bent tongues may be removably secured to the back by elements, such as bolts, whereby the front of the device cannot be readily removed from the back thereof. The securing means are, of course, not an absolute necessity.

The front 2 is provided with a pair of spaced arcuate sight openings 3 and 4 re spectively, the opening 4 being of a greater length than the opening 3, and the said openings being disposed in the same plane and near the center of the casing. The openings 3 and 4e are struck at a curvature from the pivots 5 and 6 respectively, the said pivots being preferably in the nature of stove bolts whose heads are kerfed, the pivots passing through the front or main body of the casing and through the back thereof, and have received on the ends thereof which pass through the back, washers 6 which are contacted by nuts 7.

In the casing, and secured on each of the pivots 5 and 6 respectively, are disks 8 and 9 respectively. On the outer face of the disk 8, adjacent the periphery thereof there are imprinted spaced figures 10 which are designed to indicate miles and fractions thereof. These figures are singly displayed through the sight opening 3, when a suitable instrument such as a screw driver, is inserted in the kerfed head of the member 5, and the said pivot thus turned with the disk 8. Suitable retarding means, in the nature of spring influenced elements 11 are arranged Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

between the pivot, through the front and rear faces of the casing and the disk 8 to hold the said disk against accidental turning. The disk 9, on its outer face, and adjacent its periphery has imprinted thereon the main points of the compass, such data being indicated by the numeral 12. Between the pivot 6, the disk 9, and one of the faces of the casing there are spring retarding means 13, similar to the retarding means 11. When an instrument, such as a screw driver is inserted in the kerfed head of the pivot 6, the same will be turned, revolving the disk 4, and bringing the data thereon to display position through a sight opening 4, the word South being disclosed through the sight opening, in the showing of Figure 1 of the drawings. The outer face of the casing, at thetop thereof has imprinted thereon. the word .Detour, and between the sight openings 3 and i has imprinted thereon the word .Miles. Above the last letter s is Miles, there is pivoted, as at 14, a shield 15. the disk 8 is brought to disclosing position through the sight opening 3, the shield is swung downwardly over the letter s, thus singularizing Miles. Between the pivot 14 and the outer face of the casing there are spring retarding means 16, which hold the shield 15 either in an upward or a downward vertical position.

inner face of the casing there are spring retarding means 19 which holds the arrow WVhen a mile or a fraction of a mile on from accidental turning. If desired, such retarding means may be arranged between the outer face of the casing and the arrow, the retarding means being of a strength to prevent the swinging of the arrow by wind or weather influence, and preferably the turning of the arrow can only be accomplished by the insertion of an instrument in the kerf of the pivot 18. The arrow points in the direction of the detour, and it is thought that the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings will fully setforth the construction, advantages and simplicity of the construction.

Having described the invention, I claim In a detour signal, asherein described, a casing including a back and a'body removably secured to the back, the body having its face provided with spaced. sight openings, disks in the body opposite the respective sight openings andhaving imprinted respec tively thereon miles, the fraction of miles, and the main points of the compass which are discernible through the respective sight openings, when the disks are turned to certain positions, pivots having kerfedheads on which the disks are rigidly secured, spring retarding means for holding thedisks against accidental turning,: and the said disks designed to be turned when an instrument is inserted in the kerfed heads of the pivots, a direction indicator on the outer face of the casing between the disks, a pivot centrally supporting the indicator, and said pivot having an outer kerfed head, spring retarding means holdin the indicator from accidental turning, and the turning of the indicator being accomplished by the insertion of an instrument in the kerfed head of the pivot thereof.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

I-IALLEY' A. SHEETS. 

